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White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Description:

The White-crowned Sparrow is a large sparrow with a small bill and a long tail. The head can look distinctly peaked or smooth and flat, depending on the bird’s attitude. First impressions of White-crowned Sparrows tend to be of a plain, pale-gray bird; next your eye is drawn to the very bold black-and-white stripes on the head and the pale pink or yellow bill. Learn this bird's size and shape so you're ready to identify young birds that have brown, not black, markings on the head.

Habitat:

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joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Highland Village, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 28, 2015
Submitted on Jun 25, 2015

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